avoid like the plague

A phrased used when some one or thing is to be avoided at all cost.

ShOcKwAvE avoid him like the plague.

by Hans December 28, 2004

avoid like the plague

evade someone or something at all cost

If you see her avoid her like the plague. (example of avoid like the plague)

by The Return of Light Joker December 7, 2009

Avoid Pi Like the Plague

An ill-advised mantra math-anxious folks unquestionably take to heart on hearing it from negative or unhelpful people, who are only contaminating the minds of their listeners with fake mathematical information.

To tell someone to avoid pi like the plague is like telling them that π is a rational number because it can be expressed as the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter.

by MathPlus November 6, 2021

avoid like the fucking plague

The plague was a deadly disease. If you got infected by the bacteria, you would die. Obviously you don't want to die. So if you avoid something like you would avoid the plague the plague, you really, really try to avoid it.

That man I avoid like the fucking plague.

by Foxyflower September 24, 2015